In response to the potential impact of Hurricane Matthew, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office will be distributing free sandbags beginning tomorrow.
The two distribution sites should be listed as follows;
Brevard Sheriff’s Office Farm, located at 2955 Pluckebaum Road, Cocoa, from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
Mitchell Ellington Park, located at 575 Hall Road, Merritt Island, from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
There is a limit of 10 sandbags per vehicle. The bags will be filled and loaded into the vehicles by supervised Inmate Work Crews.
For more information about sandbags, please call the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office at 321-747-0205.
Citizens can also find more information about hurricane preparedness, sign up for alerts, or register for Special Needs Shelters by visiting the Brevard County Emergency Management web site at https://www.brevardcounty.us/emergencymanagement/home/.
